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Tuesday, 31 May 2011

Today see's "lotsa Layers" as the theme for this weeks Oldie But A Goodiechallenge, chosen by our lovely Debs. The prize is below, fab isn't it. I even did some paper piecing to give me more layers, I've had this stamp for ages and have not got round to using it yet. I also used some fine glitter on this instead of my trusty stickles. And I love the sentiment on this one too. So will be using this again, great for 18 & 21st's too.

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Ok so are you all shaking your fists at your computer screens, has Blogger drove you mad. I haven't been able to blog for days, at first I couldn't even see blog sites and then I gained access to sites but couldn't leave any comments. Then my friend Brenda read a tip today regarding the blogger problems. When you log in if you untick the box that says "keep me signed in" it lets you comment etc. So now i'm trying desperately trying to do my DT commenting and get round all the lovely blogs that I would normally visit from day to day. So if you haven't heard from me in a while this is why and i'm sorry. So now back to blogging.

As it is my Husbands Birthday today, I thought I would show you the card I made for him. There is a reason behind the image, I adore Wolves and have done for years, and my DT friend Sally sent me a coulpe of wolf images stamped for my Birthday in March. For my Hubby's Birthday I said I would buy him another Tattoo, he got two wolves with my name below. You see Wolves mate and partner for life and are very loyal creatures. And often misunderstood for scavengers. What a wonderful thing for him to do, I thought he was going for a Leeds Utd Tattoo Lol! It is still red and there is scabbing and flaking to the skin, so the grey shading and the highlights aren't showing very well, but here it is:-

Monday, 23 May 2011

It's a new challenge today at Die Cut Dreams, and the challenge is to use a fab Sketch done by Dawn.

And as always a great prize up for grabs and some fabulous inspiration by the rest of the team. I used this sketch to do a male card for a change, and I found this sketch a great one for using some scraps of design papers up. It would be great to see you over at Die Cut Dreams, so pop by and take a peep.

This is also for the following challenges:-1. Dream Valley- challenge 7 - Dig out the old to use with the new (I used old papers to use with a new stamp)2. A Spoonful Of Sugar- challenge 152 - Anything Goes3. Crafty Catz- challenge # 83 - Anything Goes4. Stamptacular Sunday- challenge # 112 - BEARnecessities5. Allsorts - week 104 - Inspiration Photo + Blog Hop

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Today brings a new challenge at Oldie But A Goodie, and our theme this week chosen by our lovely Pauline is "Teddy Bears Picnic", so we would like you to use a Teddy Bear and it must be a stamp, no Digi's please and remember it has to be an old one, over 6 months old.We are sponsored by Stampelkallan, and the prize is 5 of their gorgeous atmps, if you haven't been to their on-line shop you must pop on over and take a look. There really is the most gorgeous images.There will also be a DT Call and we'll be looking for someone to do a GDT spot too.

For my card i have used a Penny Black stamp, coloured with Distress inks and made some roses. I have used lots of sparkle on my card using stickles and glamour dust.

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that over at Penny Black @ Allsortswe are having a DT Call, so if you love Penny Black stamps, join in the challenge and try for the Design Team. It is a fabulous and friendly team to be on, and you will get to put your Penny Black stamps to good use.

Have a good week and thank you for popping by my blog.Happy craftingTracy x

Thursday, 12 May 2011

I felt like doing a Penny black card today, my Hubby bought me this stamp off of E-bay a couple of weeks ago and I thought today would be a good day to use him, he's just so cute.

I was going to do him for a mans card, but then I looked at some challenges and thought Mmmm gingham & roses, could I make him work with that!

I think I need one of those daylight lamps to try and capture my sparkle more, I have used Glamour dust on my roses, swirls, leaves and grass, but it isn't showing very well.

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that over at Penny Black @ Allsortswe are having a DT Call, so if you love Penny Black stamps, join in the challenge and try for the Design Team. It is a fabulous and friendly team to be on, and you will get to put your Penny Black stamps to good use.

Monday, 9 May 2011

The start of a new week and the start of a new challenge over at Die Cut Dreams, and as it was our Bosses (Susie's) Birthday on Saturday, in her honour the theme is "A Princess Birthday". And as Susie adores her Tilda's that is the image I used for this card.

I loved this blue and orange flowered paper and have been waiting to use it, even though it is an unusual colour combo. It is also a bit on the bright side for me, but we all need to do something different sometimes.

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

I just fancied a play today and to use a House Mouse, yep I was getting House Mouse withdrawl Lol! I just love this image and used plenty of sparkle to highlight the water, the butterfly and on top of the swirls on the embossing.

Just a quick post today, then this evening I will try to catch up in blogland tonight, although Mr Blogger blocked me out of blogland last night and wouldn't let me leave comments, I didn't even have a dashboard.

Tuesday, 3 May 2011

I have picked the challenge this week for Oldie But A Goodiechallenge, I chose "Say It With Flowers". And I have put the prize up for this challenge too and below you can see the prize.

Please pop by the challenge blogand see the rest of the teams gorgeous creations, and join in too, as you don't need to just use stand alone flowers like mine, you can also use any images and then add flowers to your cards. But your stamp must be 6 months old and please no digi's.

Hope you have had a lovely bank holiday weekend.For my card I tried something out of my comfort zone. Now on some shelves above my desk I have a selection of woodmounted stamps that I didn't want to put away in a drawer. And there is one particular Inkadinkado stamp that really catches my eye, and so decided to use it and do something totally different to my norm.

So if you know me, it has to be girls, animals or totally cute. I can get along fine with these. But stand alone flowers, not got a clue. So off to my friend Brenda's blogI went and came away brimming with inspiration. You really need to see her Penny Black Creations, she does the most wonderful floral creations. Although you probably already visit her, I know she has many followers. My stamp actually came from a candy I won from Brenda a long time ago when I first started blogging.

I have surprised myself and although not up to Brenda's standard, i'm quite proud of myself. You can still see a bit of me in it Lol, with feathers, gems and bows. Oooo I did 3-D-ing on the flowers also, not done that before. I enjoyed doing this, so you may see more like this.

Sunday, 1 May 2011

1st of May brings a new challenge from http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/, where the theme this month is "Shape Up", anything but a square or rectangle. Pop on over as you know the prizes are great and see the rest of the DT for some fabulous inspiration. And if that isn't enough to make you pop on over maybe a DT Call is. Our Lovely Jules is stepping down, so that means we are looking for someone to join our team. We'll miss you Jules!

I had a bit of a mad moment and decided to do a teapot, i'm still not sure about it. But I really wanted to try something different. And I think this Penny Black stamp is soooooo cute, I just had to use it.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-1. MAWTT - challenge 96 - Anything Goes2. Card Makin' Mama's- For A Loved One

Have a great bank holiday and thank you for popping by.Happy craftingTracy x

It's the 1st of May so it's a new challenge at Sir Stampalot, and the theme for this month is "Magical Worlds". And as always there's a fabulous prize:

So pop on over and see what the rest of the team have created, gorgeous creations. I have used a Sweet Pea stamp, I also stamped some Lillies and used some feathers with them to embellish my card. There is lots of Glamour dust on my card but as usual it's not showing, but in real life it sparkles.

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I have a lovely hubby John of 23 years and I'm a very happy Mum of three gorgeous children, Scott 22, Jodie 19 and Bobby 12. And four adorable pets too. I started crafting in 2008 and started my blog in 2009. I just love rubber stamping so much, and I love blogging because every time I log on i'm inspired by so many talented crafters. I am at present part of three lovely deisgn teams, Stamping Sensations,Penny Black @ Allsorts, and Allsorts. I feel very proud to be part of them and with so many very talented ladies too. I am also very proud of being runner up in the magazine Papercraft Essentials, Papercrafter Of The Year 2013.
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